Tanzania: Promote Matches to Curb Poor Attendance

CECAFA Kagame Cup ends today in Dar es Salaam after a decisive final match between Simba and Azam at the National Stadium. The tournament prior to the final has been well conducted with all teams involved playing good football.

But all the entertaining features of the tournament largely went unnoticed because fans and supporters who most often react to every entertaining piece were not there. Focus on the World Cup finals in Russia is an obvious answer why most people ignored the regional level tournament even in matches involving big crowd pullers like Simba, Azam or Gor Mahia.

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